Category: For Players
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PHOTOS: Thanksgiving Eve high school hockey showdowns
On the night before Thanksgiving, high school rivalry games took place across the state. MiHockey visited four Metro Detroit games – Livonia Stevenson vs. Livonia Churchill, Plymouth vs. Canton, Northville vs. Novi and Farmington vs. Farmington Hills Unified – and the photos are below. (All photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Check out the high school hockey preview edition of MiHockeyMag
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MiHockey’s annual high school hockey preview edition is here. Check out our team-by-team previews, and photos of captains across the state. Also inside this issue, we take a look at the first midget split season, talk about the Red Wings’ first quarter of the season, and examine how Anthony Mantha’s professional debut has been for…
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Datsyuk scores two in return, Red Wings best Flyers
By @SKubus – DETROIT – Perhaps it’s a case of ‘whatever you can do, I can do better,’ but for the second straight game, a returning Red Wings player has scored a pair of goals in his first game back. Stephen Weiss scored his first two of the season Monday night against Ottawa, and…
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PHOTOS: Red Wings beat Flyers on Thanksgiving Eve
The Red Wings welcomed Philadelphia Flyers to Joe Louis Arena Wednesday night, and the home team started their Thanksgiving celebrations by posting a 5-2 win on the scoreboard. Stephen Weiss, Tomas Jurco, Pavel Datsyuk (twice) and Henrik Zetterberg scored in the win for the Wings. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)
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Reports: Daniel Alfredsson to announce his retirement on Dec. 4
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings were waiting for an answer out of Daniel Alfredsson. Sounds like they probably know his decision now. TSN’s Darren Dreger and the Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch have reported that Alfredsson will be announcing his retirement on Dec. 4 in Ottawa. The former Senators captain played 17 seasons in…
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VIDEO: Warrior “Rivalry Night” – Detroit Catholic Central vs. Brighton
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In MiHockey’s first “Rivalry Night” high school hockey video feature – powered by Warrior Hockey – we take you inside the rematch between Brighton and Detroit Catholic Central. The two schools have met in the last two Division I state championship games, and they wasted no time renewing their rivalry, battling at the Kensington Valley…
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Michigan’s Shuart, Downing named to Big Ten’s weekly stars list
By @MichaelCaples – The Big Ten announced their stars of the week selections today, and two Michigan Wolverines were honored by their conference. Max Shuart (Northville) claimed the B1G’s first star of the week, while teammate Michael Downing (Canton) took the No. 3 spot. The duo helped the Wolverines to a weekend split against Penn…
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Weiss records 400th point, pair of goals in Red Wings win
By @SKubus – DETROIT – It was a long time coming for Stephen Weiss. In just his second game of the season, the former Plymouth Whalers star scored a pair of goals – one of which counted as his 400th career NHL point – to lead Detroit to a 4-3 win over Ottawa at Joe…
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Ferris State’s McDonald, Lake State’s Roll claim WCHA weekly honors
By @MichaelCaples – The WCHA announced their weekly awards today, and a Bulldog and a Laker cracked the list. Ferris State’s Chad McDonald was named the league’s offensive player of the week, while Lake Superior State’s James Roll was named rookie of the week. McDonald, a Battle Creek native, scored a pair of goals and…
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Lerg: Bad angle/short side/behind net option drill
From guest writer George Bosak, Future Pro Director in New Jersey and Princeton’s goalie coach – This drill is designed to work on bad angle play integrated with in the crease movement when the puck goes behind the net. This will help you gain confidence with your net awareness. Many errors in technique can easily…